Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian
Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, author, composer, and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was often portrayed in the media with the biased name of "Dr. Death"; however, many consider him a hero, as he helped set the platform for reform. He famously said, "Dying is not a crime"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDoctor
Date of Birth26 May 1928
CityPontiac, MI
CountryUnited States of America
I think the Supreme Court does have the authority, which is not used, to declare a blanket right for all people, all adults.
What are friends? Some people are nice. Some people aren't. There are some I'm fairly close with... we talk.
Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.
I'm not lying to myself like most people.
Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.
I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?
Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.
I want some colleague to be free to come help me when I say the time has come. That's what I'm fighting for, me. Now that sounds selfish. And if it helps somebody else, so be it.
I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.
This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened.
Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause trouble if I get out.
I got to dislike parties, like Jefferson and Madison. I think they're harmful. But the system is flawed so badly. I like what Plato said, long ago. Democracy is fit only for a small country. Can't survive in a large country.